Homemade Green Enchiladas (Vegetarian)

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Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. Now that the weather is warming up, I can’t wait to invite my friends over for a party. It’s going to be so much fun! Everyone will have a great time and the food will be amazing. On the menu are Homemade Green Enchiladas, slow cooked black beans, guacamole, and chips with salsa. I love having people over, but I need to keep everything on a tight budget. I’ll be shopping at ALDI so I can create an amazing spread for less money.

Enchiladas are super easy and are great when you want to feed a lot of people. This recipe makes 24 enchiladas and serves about 12 people. You can easily half, double, or triple this recipe. Enchiladas can be made ahead, covered, and stored in the refrigerator. Just pull them out and heat them up just before you are ready to serve. These Homemade Green Enchiladas are filled with vegetables; zucchini, potato, and spinach. They are healthy for you , but you don’t have to tell anyone! Everyone will just know that they are delicious!

The secret is in the green enchilada sauce. We’re using roasted poblano peppers. They are a mild heat pepper with a LOT of flavor. Roasted jalapenos will give you the heat you want. Roasting the peppers on the grill or in the oven give the sauce a great smokey flavor that everyone will love.

ALDI is my go to place for groceries at low prices. They have a great selection of fresh foods that my family loves. Their organic line of products, Simply Nature, are quality products. They are cheaper when compared to other brands and that saves my family money. Corn and tomatoes are two of the vegetables I buy organically every time. For the party, I bought organic Simply Nature Blue Corn Chips and Simply Nature Salsa.

Like everything else, I’m on a budget with this party. For food, I only spent $48.30 at ALDI. I’m feeding 12 people, so that makes it $4.03 per person. How’s that healthy food in a budget?

One way to keep costs down and keep to my budget is by serving inexpensive side dishes. A 2 pound bag of dried black beans serves 18 people and only costs $2.29 at ALDI. The simplest, easiest way to make black beans is in the crock pot. Soak the beans overnight in the crock pot. In the morning, rinse the beans and return to the crock pot. Cover completely with water and add 1 cup of salsa and 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 pound of dried beans. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. That’s it!

The Homemade Green enchiladas, black beans, chips and salsa, and guacamole are sure to be a hit for the party. Here’s the enchilada recipe.

Nicky @ Little Family Adventure

Yields 12

Homemade Green Enchiladas (vegetarian)

This recipe is great for a party or anytime you have a lot of people to serve. Features a homemade green enchilada sauce with roasted poblano peppers. Makes 24 enchiladas.

Place poblano and jalapeno peppers on a baking sheet. Set oven to broil. Place peppers under the broiler to blister the skins. Turn peppers to roast the peppers evenly. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Once cool, remove the skins and seeds from the peppers. Place peppers and 1 cup of vegetable broth in a blender. Puree until smooth. Set aside.

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, under onions are soft.

Stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes. Stir constantly until flour is golden in color.

Add remaining 3 cups of vegetable broth to the onions and stir well to combine. Add in pureed peppers and remaining ingredients to the pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes.

Transfer sauce to a blender than puree smooth, if desired. If sauce is too thick add additional broth or water.

Vegetable Enchiladas

In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add potatoes and cook for 8-9 minutes, stir occasionally to avoid potatoes from sticking or burning.

Add zucchini, cumin, oregano, and salt to the potatoes. Cook for 5-6 minutes, or until the zucchini is soft and potatoes are cooked through.

Add chopped spinach and 1 cup of enchilada sauce to skillet. Stir to combine and allow the spinach to wilt. Remove from heat and sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded cheese over vegetables.

Pour a small amount of enchilada sauce at the bottom of 2 rectangular baking dishes. Spread sauce to coat the bottoms. Take each tortilla and place a small amount of vegetable mixture on it. Roll up and place in the baking sheet. Continue to stuff and roll enchiladas until all the filling and tortillas are used.

Sprinkle remaining cheese over enchiladas. Place in the oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve with a side of black beans and garnish with sour cream, guacamole, and/or salsa.

With the help of ALDI, I created an amazing Cinco de Mayo party menu and stayed within my budget. You can too. Visit ALDI‘s Facebook page for more ideas and recipes. Find a local ALDI store in your area to start saving money on groceries.

What foods do you like to serve for a party?

About Nicky

Nicky Omohundro is a travel and active family lifestyle blogger and social media influencer based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She shares stories, destinations, and ideas on food, family, health, and outdoor recreation to help families find their own adventures. Her spirit animal is a caffeinated squirrel fueled by coffee, real food, and the desire to seek new adventures.

This is quite the meal for the bargain price you paid! I love Aldi! We shop there whenever we visit Oklahoma City. I was able to pick up some of the items I needed for the dinner I made for our son's wedding when we were there last year.

Hi Nicky, For my "The Chopped Diet - A Peek a Week" for next week I'm doing "Cost Chopping". I would love to include this post with a link back in the article. Would you please let me know if that is OK? email me. I'll be posting on Monday. Thanks so much. I'll be referencing the Black Beans in a crock recipe. Good stuff.

I love that you use poblano peppers. We fell in love with our poblano and pasilla types greenhouse peppers last year. So good roasted and so flavorful! This recipe looks like a winner for sure! thanks for breaking down the costs!

Can I just say how tasty this spread looks! First, poblano peppers are my favorite I think. Roasting them makes them turn into the most delicious things, so I am loving this enchilada sauce. And can I just say I am totally trying your black beans this weekend? I have dried beans and I have salsa - boom done! Love it.

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